A "flat lander" would like to fly from Florida to California.

[MooneyDriver78]

Great thread and timely! I have to start planning a similar trip in the Fall to bring my plane back from Florida. Hopefully DA won't be too much of an issue in the Fall weather (and perhaps winds/turbulence won't be too much of a factor.)

What would be a "reasonable" time to fly each leg of the trip? Would a 4-5 hour per day cadence make sense? Or is it possible to eek-out an 8 hour flight day? I know a lot of this would depend on turbulence, WX, etc... but for planning purposes, would be good to know!

I've done 2 legs, 9 hours, but I was flying alone and carried a empty bottle just in case. I've done FL to west coast twice, both times southern route.

 

[Pilawt]

A P210?? Just climb into the flight levels, and go Direct Enter Enter. Don't forget to get gas along the way.

P206 -- "Super Skylane" version of the 206, without the big cargo doors. In this instance the 'P' was for 'people', not 'pressurized'. Some had turbo, some not.

 

[vontresc]

In the 210 P == Pressurized...

 

[Pilawt]

Trying to make sense of Cessna's model number system will make you crazy.

A retractable 172 is a Model 172RG. A retractable Cardinal is a Model 177RG. So of course a retractable 182 is a ... nope, it's a Model R182. But a Model R172 is a fixed-gear 172 with a bigger engine. And don't confuse the Model R182 with the Model 182R (or an R172 with a 172R). Or the Model 182T, or a turbocharged Model T182. You could also have a fixed gear Model T182R, but the turbo'ed retractable is the Model TR182. Still with me?

Another big-engine 172 was the Model P172, but a Model P206 had the same size engine as the other 206's but with nicer seats. And a Model P210 was a 210 with pressurization.

Put an 'A' in front of a Model 150 or 152 (A150/A152) and you've made it aerobatic. Put an 'A' in front of a 185 Skywagon or 188 Agwagon and you've made it with a bigger engine. Put an 'A' in front of a 182 and you've made it ... in Argentina!

There will be a quiz.

 

[jkaduk]

Reba's band was delayed after a concert, and the IFR flight plan had gone stale before the HS125 could depart. The crew decided to depart VFR, and stay low to avoid the nearby San Diego Class B shelf. Any number of bad decisions there.

A few years later a medevac flight went into the same mountain in nearly identical circumstances. These types of accidents are why IFR charts now have terrain shown.

 

[jkaduk]

Trying to make sense of Cessna's model number system will make you crazy.

A retractable 172 is a Model 172RG. A retractable Cardinal is a Model 177RG. So of course a retractable 182 is a ... nope, it's a Model R182. But a Model R172 is a fixed-gear 172 with a bigger engine. And don't confuse the Model R182 with the Model 182R (or an R172 with a 172R). Or the Model 182T, or a turbocharged Model T182. You could also have a fixed gear Model T182R, but the turbo'ed retractable is the Model TR182. Still with me?

Another big-engine 172 was the Model P172, but a Model P206 had the same size engine as the other 206's but with nicer seats. And a Model P210 was a 210 with pressurization.

Put an 'A' in front of a Model 150 or 152 (A150/A152) and you've made it aerobatic. Put an 'A' in front of a 185 Skywagon or 188 Agwagon and you've made it with a bigger engine. Put an 'A' in front of a 182 and you've made it ... in Argentina!

There will be a quiz.

Then there's Champs/Citabrias.

 

[Pilawt]

Then there's Champs/Citabrias.

Or even worse, Wacos. You need the Rosetta Stone to figure those out.